REGIONAL: St. Vincent Prime Minister hurt during protests outside parliament Barbados Today05/08/20210111 views SOURCE: SearchLight Newspaper/ Nationwide News Network- Reports emerging from the region are that St. Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, is receiving treatment after he was injured by an… Read more
PM Gonsalves, British High Commissioner designate discuss UK support for SVG Barbados Today08/05/20210125 views In a call Friday with Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, British High Commissioner Designate to St Vincent and the Grenadines, Scott Furssedonn-Wood reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting St Vincent… Read more
Amid shortages, expect price hikes, Vincy vendors warn Barbados Today24/04/20210106 views KINGSTOWN – The havoc wreaked on St Vincent and the Grenadines’ agriculture sector is already resulting in shortages of some products at the Kingstown Vegetable Market in the bustling capital.… Read more
We want some of that aid, too, say Vincentian businesses Barbados Today23/04/2021080 views KINGSTOWN – The Vincentian business community has warned that layoffs could be on the horizon unless some of the aid earmarked for the volcano-stricken mainland comes to them. Tony Regisford,… Read more
Death-defying Vincy made to cool off in police station Barbados Today21/04/2021073 views KINGSTOWN – A thrill-seeking Vincentian, defying orders to stay away from the La Soufriere volcano, becoming a social media star as he climbed the smouldering peak and collected rock samples,… Read more
Vessel with relief supplies sinks en route to Saint Vincent from Saint Lucia Barbados Today18/04/20211121 views SOURCE: St. Lucia Times — A vessel carrying relief supplies from Saint Lucia to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sank Saturday afternoon, Marine Police say. But another boat saved the… Read more
La Soufrière, St Vincent Scientific Update – 17/04/21 6 a.m. Barbados Today17/04/20210126 views 1. The swarm of long-period and hybrid earthquakes continued at La Soufrière. 2. The rate of occurrence of these earthquakes dropped significantly at about 8 pm on 16 April and… Read more
Ready for duty Barbados Today15/04/2021085 views A platoon from the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is ready to hit the ground running in St Vincent and Grenadines Thursday as part of a regional response team to the… Read more
Statement from CDB President on eruption of Soufrière volcano in SVG Barbados Today11/04/2021097 views The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) joins with the regional and international community in expressing our solidarity and best wishes to the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines… Read more
REGIONAL: Glow at Volcano is not an explosive eruption – scientist Barbados Today17/01/20210101 views SOURCE: iWitness News — The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said, late Saturday night, that there was no explosive eruption of La Soufriere. Residents of North Leeward have reported seeing… Read more